Question
The puzzle that we _________ today was quite a hard
_______ to crack. Directions (111-115): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as whole.Solution
We can always ‘solve’ a puzzle and therefore comment that it was a hard ‘nut’ to crack . (as famously used)
I remember him saying that a juvenile judge without the support of a social worker would be like a fly out of basket .
Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The employee took the manager’s remark with a pinch of salt
Select the idiom/phrase that most accurately and contextually replaces the bolded segment.
At the conference, the speaker handled the controver...
To bring to the book
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In one's element
In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of ...
The given idiom is followed by four meanings. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom.
Cock and Bull story
Select the option that can be meaning of given idioms
To add insult to injury
- Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in bold. If none of the options conveys the correct meaning, mark (5) as your answer. The opti...
Hear it on the grapevine
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